CVE-2022-46405
High
Description
Mastodon through 4.0.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (large Sidekiq pull queue) by creating bot accounts that follow attacker-controlled accounts on certain other servers associated with a wildcard DNS A record, such that there is uncontrolled recursion of attacker-generated messages.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
Product
Mastodon
PublishedDec 4, 2022
First seenDec 4, 2022
Weakness typeCWE-674CWE-674
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| joinmastodon mastodon | v ≤ 4.0.2 | — |
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